Madrid (AFP) – The Spaniard Ana Peleteiro, European triple jump champion, accused a former partner of rape and psychological violence on Monday on the social network TikTok.
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“ He would wake me up at night to have sex without consent. And yet, I stayed. He changed absolutely everything about me, from my clothes to my hair, the way I behaved around my family, distancing me from so many people. And yet I stayed “, declared, with a serious look and out of breath, the bronze medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in a video posted on her TikTok account.
“I hope this will help other girls not to stay, at least not as many times,” added the 29-year-old Galician athlete, without ever giving the name of her ex-partner.
“ If you recognize yourself in any of these signs, run away. You will never be happy and that hurts a lot. Try going to therapy, because getting out of a relationship with a narcissist is very complicated. With help and people around you who love you, you can get through this and start fresh and experience true, good, beautiful love. », she concludes.
After publishing the video, Ms. Peleteiro, who currently lives with her coach, the Frenchman Benjamin Campaoré, former triple jump specialist and father of the daughter she had at the end of 2022, received numerous testimonies of support from of its subscribers.
Behind the trend, “ And yet I stayed “, several women tell personal stories on TikTok about the abuse they suffered throughout their lives with their partners.
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